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About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Ingrīda Smukā
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sports Science

Objective

The objective of the course is to provide an opportunity to learn and apply in practice qualitative research methods in recreation, to learn theoretically and apply practically the choice of student training tools and methods.

Prerequisites

General education study courses, sector-specific basic courses.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1. Understands research in recreation, its nature, tasks and the quantitative methods to be applied.
2. Understands the training process, its importance in recreation. Understands the structure of movement in different sports – describing it from a pedagogical and biomechanical point of view.

Skills

1. Knows how to choose methods appropriate to the research in recreation.
2. Knows how to organise and manage the training process in recreation, choose training methods appropriate to recreational activities.
3. Will be able to evaluate, apply and compare latest scientific considerations and technologies in personal professional activity.

Competence

1. Works skilfully with scientific articles in recreation, analyses them.
2. Skilfully analyses the training process in recreation using the learned theoretical foundations and skills, solves professional issues related to research in recreation and the training process.
3. Will know how to apply in practice knowledge when analysing movements in different sports, to make practical recommendations for improving movements in accordance with basic pedagogical and biomechanical principles.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports science, SpZNn 5Bachelor’sLimited choiceJuris Grants
Sports science, SpZ 5Bachelor’sLimited choiceKatrīna Volgemute
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports science, SpZ 6Bachelor’sLimited choice